Fordia

Fordia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Millettieae
Genus:	Fordia ; Hemsl.
Species
	See text

Last updated December 27, 2025

Fordia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native from south China and Thailand to west and central Malesia.^[2]^[3] The genus was established by William Hemsley in 1886.^[1]

Species

As of January 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[2]

Fordia brachybotrys Merr.
Fordia cauliflora Hemsl.
Fordia fruticosa Craib
Fordia johorensis Whitmore
Fordia lanceolata Ridl.
Fordia ophirensis Ridl.
Fordia pauciflora Dunn
Fordia rheophytica (Buijsen) Dasuki & Schot
Fordia splendidissima (Blume ex Miq.) Buijsen
Fordia stipularis (Prain) Dunn

Former species:

Fordia incredibilis → Imbralyx incredibilis

References

1 2 "Fordia Hemsl." The International Plant Names Index . Retrieved 2023-01-31.
1 2 "Fordia Hemsl." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-01-31.
↑ Buijsen, J. R. M. (1988-01-01). "Revision of the genus Fordia (Papilionaceae: Millettieae)". Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 33 (1): 239–261. ISSN 2212-1676.

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[IPNI_295885-2-1] 1 2 "Fordia Hemsl." The International Plant Names Index . Retrieved 2023-01-31.

[POWO_295885-2-2] 1 2 "Fordia Hemsl." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-01-31.

[3] Buijsen, J. R. M. (1988-01-01). "Revision of the genus Fordia (Papilionaceae: Millettieae)". Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 33 (1): 239–261. ISSN 2212-1676.

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